Author: Paul Rogers

AirJoule Technologies acquires BitSink, adding profitable AI & HPC infrastructure cooling business

Acquisition complements AirJoule Technologies’ water technology with BitSink’s well-established cooling solutions to address the critical infrastructure requirements of next-generation modular data centers BitSink has a proven track record of reliable uptime performance with 220+ MW of equipment deployments across North America AirJoule Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRJ) (“AirJoule Technologies” or “AIRJ”), a leading platform technology that […]

Mercor is in talks for a $20B valuation

AI training startup Mercor is reportedly in talks to raise a round at a $20 billion valuation, sources tell Bloomberg. That would be quite a jump from its last value in October, when it raised a $350 million Series C at a $10 billion valuation. The conversations for this latest round are at early stages, […]

Waabi: 80% growth on long haul’s toughest corridor

Waabi’s commercial freight operations between Dallas and Houston are scaling rapidly, with load volumes growing more than 80% in 2026 alone as more customers put autonomous trucks powered by the Waabi Driver to work on one of the country’s most important logistics corridors. In June, the Waabi Driver became the first AV system to generalize […]

Why carriers need the Carrier Enablement Platform by HeliumOS

A carrier enablement platform, also called an MVNE (Mobile Virtual Network Enabler), is the infrastructure behind a carrier brand: subscriber onboarding, billing, SIM and eSIM provisioning, and regulatory compliance, delivered as one platform instead of systems each carrier builds in-house. The HeliumOS Carrier Enablement Platform packages that full stack and pairs it with native Helium […]

bolttech announces leadership appointments in APAC and North America

Butler takes charge of APAC as Weiner moves to lead North American business Leadership changes draw on deep regional experience as bolttech enters its next phase of growth bolttech, the global insurtech, has announced leadership appointments across its Asia-Pacific and North American businesses as it strengthens its leadership team for its next phase of growth […]

Unspoken Words Blankets Sausalito and California Wine Country with Helium

In Anderson Valley and Sausalito, CA, Unspoken Words combines decades of networking expertise with Helium’s decentralized model to deliver reliable connectivity where it matters. When most people think of the Northern California tech scene, glassy sprawling campuses and venture capitalists come to mind. But long before all that, Unspoken Words was helping small businesses get […]

Socratic Partners invests in Polaris Electro Optics‘s $50mm Series B

We’re excited to share that Socratic Partners has invested in Polaris Electro Optics‘s $50mm Series B, led by Walden Catalyst Ventures with participation from Cambium Capital, Knollwood, HRT, KDT, M Ventures, Rhapsody Ventures, Buff Gold Ventures, and Blue Sky Capital. As compute performance accelerates, data movement via existing optical interconnects are becoming the limiting factor. […]

Stoke Space raises $1 billion and unveils larger launch vehicle

Stoke Space Technologies, a company nearing the first flight of a fully reusable launch vehicle, has raised $1 billion to help accelerate work on a larger rocket. The company announced Sept. 8 that it completed an initial close of a Series E round led by Point72 Ventures and Spark Capital, with participation from General Innovation, […]

Paxos: Mantle joins Global Dollar Network as USDG circulation surpasses $3B across 150+ Partners

Mantle, the open financial network connecting global market participants to institutional-grade capital market assets on-chain, today announced that USDG, the dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by Paxos, is now live on Mantle as one of the first natively minted stablecoins on the network. The integration makes Mantle a Network Partner for the Global Dollar Network (GDN), which […]

Nasdaq Verafin and Alloy Partner to help financial institutions mitigate fraud risk across the customer lifecycle

Two-way integrations between the platforms will enable greater visibility into emerging risks and faster response to fraud threats Nasdaq Verafin today announced a partnership with Alloy, a leading AI-powered identity and fraud prevention platform, designed to connect fraud intelligence across the customer lifecycle, starting with the integration of fraud risk signals between the two platforms. […]

ID Finance ecusres €21 million debt facility from German asset manager nordIX

ID Finance, a leading fintech group operating in Spain and Mexico, has secured a €21 million debt facility from nordIX, a German specialised asset manager, to support the continued growth of its consumer lending platform in Spain. With more than 3.7 million unique registered users in Spain, the platform has established itself as the leading […]

Quantum-Safe NEAR: The roadmap to post-quantum security

Anton Astafiev, CTO at Near One, and Mally Anderson, writer at NEAR NEAR began its post-quantum security upgrades in Q2 2026. Step one was updating NEAR to support its first quantum-safe signature scheme––ML-DSA, or Dilithium––so users can protect and hold their assets in a post-quantum-secure way, including those from other chains via Chain Signatures and […]

MatrixSpace launches Fusion 360, expands portable multi-sensor drone detection capabilities

MatrixSpace has expanded its portable drone detection portfolio with the launch of MatrixSpace Fusion 360, a multi-sensor system that verifies threats by fusing radar, optical and RF/Remote ID data into a single, unified view. Fusion 360 is designed to deliver trusted counter‑drone awareness by combining data sources into one authoritative airspace picture, allowing operators to […]

AirJoule, NZIH partner to trial waste heat-to-water tech in data centers

Initiative forms part of the NZIH’s broader work on heat reuse and heat-to-X solutions AirJoule Technologies has teamed up with the Net Zero Innovation Hub for Data Centers (NZIH) to explore integrating data center waste heat into heat-to-water systems. As part of the tie-up, the companies will assess how heat-to-water technology could contribute to future […]

Apptronik receives approximately $4.2 million secondary investment 

Apptronik, the Austin-based developer of the Apollo humanoid robot, has completed an approximately $4.2 million secondary share transaction, with Aegis Capital Corp. serving as placement agent and Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP acting as legal counsel to Aegis. The transaction involved the purchase of existing shares rather than the issuance of new equity, providing investors […]

Blockchain.com admitted to Nigeria SEC’s Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme

Admission advances Blockchain.com’s engagement with Nigerian regulators and reinforces the Company’s broader commitment to operating within clear regulatory frameworks globally Blockchain.com has been admitted into the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP), marking an important step in the Company’s long-term commitment to Nigeria and its broader expansion across Africa. Nigeria […]

FusionIQ links sports gaming activity to automated investing

FusionIQ is partnering with affiliated registered investment adviser IQvestment and fintech company Regen to connect sports gaming activity with automated saving and investment accounts, creating a new distribution channel for the wealth-management technology provider. The arrangement combines Regen’s behavioral savings technology with FusionIQ’s digital wealth platform and investment services provided through IQvestment. Regen allows users […]

Reelables selects Triple Protection Auto Care as its preferred U.S. automotive channel distribution partner 

Strategic Partnership Introduces a New Generation of Affordable Vehicle Theft Recovery Technology for Automotive Retailers and Consumers Nationwide Reelables and Tri-PAC’s Strategic Partnership Introduces a New Generation of Affordable Vehicle Theft Recovery Technology for Automotive Retailers and Consumers Nationwide The combination of the Reelables anywhere™ label and Tri-PAC BluSignal introduces an innovative approach to vehicle […]

Moove becomes Africa’s latest unicorn after $250 million funding

Moove, the Nigerian founded mobility technology company, has raised $250 million in a Series C funding round, achieving a $2.1 billion valuation and officially joining the ranks of Africa’s unicorn startups. The funding round was led by Mubadala Investment Company and co-led by Woven Capital, Toyota’s Growth Fund, and Ion Pacific. The round also attracted […]

Crypto lender Ledn issues $188m ABS backed by bitcoin loans

Crypto lender Ledn has launched its first $188 million of asset backed securities (ABS) with Jefferies as lead manager. Ledn is one of the major players in the bitcoin lending sector dominated by Tether, which also invested in Ledn in late 2025. Given the graveyard of crypto lenders, the first question might be: who bought […]

Reelables, Hubble Network collaborate to track cargo smart labels

Continuous shipment tracking is becoming more practical because Reelables can extend label visibility beyond owned facilities through Hubble’s global gateway network. The partnership lowers tracking costs by avoiding GPS, cellular hardware, SIM cards, and carrier fees while still providing location and condition data. Reelables, a maker of printable smart labels for tracking cargo and inventory, […]

Relation deepens GSK alliance with $110M deal

London-based Relation Therapeutics has expanded its research collaboration with GSK in an agreement worth up to $110 million (€97 million), as the AI biotech launches a foundation model designed to predict how human cells respond to experimental treatments. Why it matters: The deal moves Relation’s relationship with GSK beyond the discovery of targets in specific […]

Stoke Space is raising $1B to challenge SpaceX with fully reusable rocket

What’s the deal? Stoke Space is raising $1 billion in a Series E round to accelerate development and production of its fully reusable Nova rocket, according to people familiar with the matter. The Kent, Washington-based startup is raising the money at a valuation of around $9 billion, excluding the new funds, and aims to close […]

Varo Bank taps Green Dot to launch Kroger cash deposit service

Building on a long-standing technology partnership, Varo Bank is using Green Dot’s Arc platform again to this time roll out a fee-free cash deposit service across 2,000+ Kroger Family locations. Varo Bank has launched a new service that allows customers in the US to deposit cash at Kroger Family checkouts, working in partnership with Smith […]

Raptor Group Vacancy: Senior Accountant (Boston Office)

This role is for a member of the Accounting and Finance team in our Boston office and offers broad exposure across both a single-family office and private equity platform. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, proactive, and interested in building a well-rounded skill set in a lean, high-impact environment with direct visibility to senior leadership and […]

Xona secures spectrum approval for satellite navigation network

The approval allows the startup to transmit stronger signals in spectrum adjacent to GPS frequencies Xona Space Systems has received conditional federal approval to broadcast commercial navigation signals from a planned constellation of more than 250 satellites, clearing a major regulatory obstacle as the startup prepares to begin deploying the network, the company said Aug. […]

Talos: The journey to $1 Trillion

Talos crosses $1 trillion in notional trading volume through the platform This week, Talos crossed $1 trillion in notional trading volume through our platform since inception. The milestone matters because of what it represents: years of trust from our clients, institutions increasingly relying on Talos for mission-critical trading activity, and a market that has moved […]

bolttech appoints Rohith Murthy as General Manager for Malaysia expansion

bolttech, the global insurtech, has announced the appointment of Rohith Murthy as General Manager, Malaysia, strengthening its leadership team as the company continues to grow its business and partnerships across the region. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Murthy will oversee bolttech’s operations and growth strategy in Malaysia, with responsibility for deepening existing partner relationships, developing new […]

American biotech startup CREATE Medicines inks license agreement with Australia’s Monash University

Broadens CREATE’s delivery toolkit with access to Monash’s novel LNP chemistries and next-generation targeting technologies CREATE Medicines, Inc., a US-based clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering in vivo immune programming, has announced a strategic research collaboration with Australia’s Monash University and its world-leading Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS). The partnership broadens CREATE’s portfolio by accessing Monash’s […]

Varo Bank expands fee-free in-store cash add capabilities nationwide

Powered by Green Dot, Varo customers can add cash to their account right in the check-out lane at more than 2,000 Kroger Family of stores across the U.S. Varo Bank, N.A., the first all-digital, nationally chartered consumer bank in the U.S., recently announced the launch of fee-free digital cash add capabilities for Varo customers across […]

Animoca Brands: NUVA adopts Chainlink Data Infrastructure for $19B tokenized RWA market

Highlights NUVA adopts Chainlink as exclusive data infrastructure for its $19 billion tokenized real-world asset marketplace. nvPRIME provides exposure to short-term financing backed by U.S. residential housing loans, including HELOCs. NUVA connects Figure-backed real world assets with Ethereum, expanding their availability across decentralized finance markets. NUVA is bringing blockchain-based housing credit into decentralized finance through […]

Talos integrates with STS Digital to bring institutional crypto options and spot liquidity to its provider network

Talos clients will gain direct access to STS Digital’s prices in options and spot – delivered through the Bermuda-regulated principal trading platform of one of the leading institutional crypto derivatives dealers. STS Digital Ltd., a Bermuda-regulated principal trading firm specialized in digital asset derivatives and structured products, today announced that its institutional options and spot […]

Troon acquires Bobby Jones Links to expand golf management portfolio

Golf’s biggest management company has gotten even bigger, with Troon acquiring Bobby Jones Links and bringing 34 more facilities into its growing portfolio. Atlanta-based Bobby Jones Links will continue to operate under its current branding but have the support and benefits of being part of the Troon family, including enhanced resources, expertise and marketing support. […]

Siebert deepens FusionIQ investment with 10-year wealth tech deal

Additional investment and partnership will see joint development of wealth management, brokerage and digital asset platforms. Siebert Financial Corp. has expanded its strategic partnership with cloud-native wealth technology firm FusionIQ, making an additional investment in the company and signing a long-term transformation agreement aimed at reshaping how the broker-dealer develops and distributes financial products. The […]

Klarna goes live with J.P. Morgan Payments, opening flexible checkout to U.S. merchants

Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, today announced its first-ever integration with J.P. Morgan Payments is now live in the U.S. With this update, merchants on J.P. Morgan Payments’ Commerce Platform can now offer Klarna’s flexible payment options at checkout for the first time, with no integration required. Businesses across all retail […]

Turion, Parsons wins spot on $981M Space Force NITE-STAR contract

Parsons Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Space Force as an awardee on the National Space Test and Training Complex Innovative Technology & Engineering – Space Test and Range (NITE-STAR) Capability Development multiple-award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, according to a company press release. The contract carries a shared ceiling value of $981 […]

Vatn Systems, Taiwan’s NCSIST to explore subsea autonomy for maritime defense

Vatn Systems, a defense technology company building autonomous underwater vehicles and Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), announced an agreement to explore joint naval defense projects on behalf of Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense.   The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishes a framework for Vatn and NCSIST to jointly: Develop AI-enabled command-and-control systems Field […]

ZBD launches complete payments stack built for games

ZBD, the money layer for games, today introduces a full platform of embedded financial infrastructure that powers the money lifecycle in games: money in, money through, and money out. The pioneering technology enables money to flow into games, move through them as users earn and transact, and be paid out to players and creators in […]

Turion Space strengthens finance leadership with new CFO appointment

According to a recent LinkedIn post from Turion Space, the company has brought in Danny Joe as Chief Financial Officer, highlighting his three decades of experience in capital markets and corporate finance. The post emphasizes his background in scaling venture-backed startups and public enterprises, particularly in aerospace, defense, AI, and enterprise software. The company’s LinkedIn […]

Stoke’s $1 billion quest for a fully reusable rocket

Summary: Stoke Space is raising $1 billion at a $9 billion valuation The Nova rocket is designed for full vehicle reusability Most rockets today are like throwing away an airplane after every flight. Stoke Space wants to change that, and investors are lining up to help. The Kent, Washington startup is looking to raise $1 […]

Olipop’s founder is stepping down as CEO

He Says He’s Not Stepping Away From the Brand The soda company’s founder says the leadership shift is not a departure—but a new partnership designed to support Olipop’s next phase of growth. A leading prebiotic soda company is entering a new era. Olipop’s co-founder and formulator Ben Goodwin stepped down from his longtime role as […]

Global mobility company MOOVE raises $250M Series C funding round at $2.1B valuation

Six years since its founding, MOOVE continues to raise new capital to further its presence in Africa. MOOVE, headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, is the brainchild of Ladi Delano and Jide Odunsi. TechCrunch reports it was formed as a vehicle financing startup, then scaled to service ride-hailing and deliveries in Africa, before branching out […]

dubizzle Cars and Al-Futtaim Auto Centers partner to enhance used car ownership across the UAE

dubizzle Cars, the UAE’s largest automotive marketplace, and Al-Futtaim Auto Centers, one of the UAE’s largest automotive aftersales networks with a presence across all Emirates, have announced a strategic partnership to introduce scheduled maintenance packages for eligible vehicles purchased through dubizzle Cars. The partnership was officially unveiled during a signing ceremony held at dubizzle Group’s […]

Blockchain.com secures VASP custody services licence in the Cayman Islands

Further strengthening the progress marked by MiCA and FCA milestones, Blockchain.com secures custody services licence as the Company seamlessly integrates into the island’s tech community Blockchain.com has officially reached a historic regulatory milestone: we have now secured our definitive Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) custody services licence from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) through […]

DriveWealth named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies

Recognition marks the third consecutive year DriveWealth has earned a spot on the list DriveWealth, a global B2B Brokerage-as-a-Service platform designed to make investing easier for clients and their customers, today announced it has been named to the Inc. 5000, Inc. magazine’s annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America, for the third year […]

FCC awards Xona spectrum license for 250-satellite LEO-PNT constellation

Xona Space Systems has received conditional federal approval to broadcast commercial navigation signals from a planned constellation of more than 250 satellites, reported SpaceNews. The FCC authorized Xona to broadcast in L-band spectrum alongside GPS. Although the license covers a planned 258-satellite constellation, the FCC initially authorized Xona to deploy only 16 spacecraft. The company […]

MatrixSpace strengthens executive team with UAS sales leader, US Marine veteran John Bagocius

As demand for rapidly deployable counter-drone technology accelerates worldwide, MatrixSpace has appointed industry veteran John Bagocius as Head of Sales to expand the company’s global go-to-market efforts across defense, federal civilian, public safety, critical infrastructure and commercial markets. John brings over two decades of leadership experience helping these markets deploy advanced UAS technologies worldwide. This […]

Helium: The end of the macro monopoly?

FCC Opens Unlicensed Spectrum for Satellite D2D: What It Means The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously on August 6,2026, to explore whether unlicensed consumer devices, like your phone or your Wi-Fi router, should be allowed to communicate directly with satellites (ET Docket No. 26-169 “Unleashing Unlicensed Spectrum for Direct-to-Device”). If adopted, the […]

Announcing staking for NEAR AI: Put your NEAR to work powering confidential AI

Key Insights NEAR AI has launched staking-based payments for confidential inference and agent hosting. Rather than paying through recurring fiat subscriptions, users stake NEAR to receive AI compute credits. Two products are supported. Agent hosting allocates credits based on a fixed stake-to-credit ratio, while confidential inference converts staking yield into compute credits using protocol-defined parameters. […]

Northern Trust engages Lukka to enhance digital asset data and reporting capabilities

Northern Trust announced today it has entered into an agreement with Lukka to deliver an institutional-grade digital asset reporting capability, expanding Northern Trust’s service offering to include enhanced access to digital asset data. Founded to address complex financial challenges in the digital asset market, Lukka provides institutional-grade digital asset data infrastructure, software, and analytics designed […]

Vatn Systems: A smart torpedo startup looks to make the drones of the sea

Vatn makes self-steering devices that can carry warheads, cameras or sonar equipment underwater. Vatn Systems Inc. is testing its Skelmir S12-class autonomous underwater vehicles, which can dive to a depth of 1,000 feet and are controlled with a Samsung tablet. The S12 is capable of navigating for 125 to 200 nautical miles on its own […]

QCP strengthens its institutional trading infrastructure with Talos

QCP Group needed trading infrastructure that could match the institutional standard it holds itself to — supporting client execution quality, liquidity access, risk controls, pricing and market data. QCP partnered with Talos to consolidate key components of its trading architecture onto a single institutional-grade platform, extending QCP’s capabilities in a way that complements its proprietary […]

Person spotlight: Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands

Long before blockchain became a household term, Yat Siu was already shaping the architecture of the internet. From founding Outblaze to co-founding Animoca Brands, Yat shares his vision on digital property rights, the agentic web, and why Web3 is the non-optional foundation of the future internet. Long before blockchain became a household term, Yat Siu […]

MatrixSpace: Policing with drones in Palm Springs, California

Lieutenant William Hutchinson, Palm Springs Police Department, Real Time Intelligence Center (RTIC) & Drone as First Responder (DFR) Program Director spoke with Global Airspace Radar about the programme. This represents the largest DFR programme in the United States, covering 37 square miles (or roughly 60 square kilometres). The path to a solution There was a […]

Klarna live on J.P. Morgan Payments in US

Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, has switched on its first integration with J.P. Morgan Payments in the United States, giving merchants on the bank’s Commerce Platform access to Klarna’s flexible checkout options without needing to build their own integration. The launch means retailers across sectors including apparel, travel and health and […]

Moove raises $250 million at $2.1 billion valuation for autonomous mobility

Led by Mubadala Investment Company, and co-led by Woven Capital (Toyota) and Ion Pacific, Series C accelerates Moove’s global infrastructure platform Moove, the global mobility company building the operating layer for autonomous mobility, today announced it has raised $250 million at a $2.1 billion valuation in a Series C funding round led by Mubadala Investment […]

The memory problem: Why AI agents keep forgetting and what Walrus Memory changes

We keep calling AI agents intelligent. But there’s a strange limitation hiding underneath all of them: They’re terrible at remembering. An agent can spend hours researching something today, then open a new session tomorrow with no idea what it learned. One agent can make a decision, another agent can take over the workflow, and suddenly […]

From Foundations to Maturity: How Templum built a best-in-class cybersecurity program in partnership with Soteria

The Challenge Templum operates at the intersection of financial technology and capital markets regulation. As the operator of an Alternative Trading System (ATS) through its broker-dealer subsidiary, Templum Markets LLC, and as the ONLY platform holding the combined authorizations of a Qualified Matching System, Broker-Dealer, Transfer Agent, and ATS, Templum handles sensitive financial data and […]

Xona: Pulsar receives first-of-its-kind FCC authorization for full deployment

New FCC authorization marks the final major regulatory milestone before Xona begins production deployment. Today, the Federal Communications Commission authorized Xona to broadcast Pulsar navigation signals from our full constellation of more than 250 satellites in Low Earth Orbit. This authorization marks the last regulatory milestone needed to advance Pulsar from demonstration to scaled deployment. […]

NEAR: The agent economy: Who owns the rails AI runs on

TL;DR The agent economy is far bigger than payments. Global commerce runs on outdated rails. From supply chains to contracting to treasury and settlement, agents can make numerous industries significantly more efficient and truly global. The rails are being set now, and the stakes are a generational wager. The standard infrastructure chosen in this cycle […]

Eridu appoints Stuart Krometis as Senior Vice President of Business Development

Socratic Partners portfolio company strengthens commercial leadership as it brings next-generation AI networking infrastructure to market Eridu, the AI networking company building a clean-sheet switching architecture designed from the ground up for the demands of modern AI data centers, has appointed Stuart Krometis as Senior Vice President of Business Development. The appointment marks a significant […]

Autonomous mine countermeasure system launched by Vatn Systems

As naval mine threats intensify across contested waterways worldwide, Vatn Systems introduces an end-to-end, man-portable mine countermeasures solution that puts affordable, autonomous capability directly in the hands of operators. Vatn Systems, a leading defense technology company building autonomous underwater vehicles for the U.S. military, allied nations, and commercial customers, today announced the launch of SIGURD, […]

Lucra partners with Grass League to bring real-money and free-to-play competition to the world’s premier Par-3 golf league

Lucra, the leading social competition platform, today announced a partnership with Grass League, the world’s premier par-3 golf league, featuring franchise teams of professional and amateur golfers competing under the lights. Through the integration, Lucra will power both real-money and free-to-play competitions around Grass League events, starting with the league’s 2026 Summer Grind, taking place […]

Nirvana × Altinity BYOC partnership

Managed service for ClickHouse with database x workload colocation for always hot data Nirvana Labs (Nirvana), a high performance storage cloud, is announcing a strategic partnership between Nirvana and Altinity, the largest independent managed service provider for ClickHouse. The integration is now generally available as a Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) deployment on Altinity.Cloud. Altinity […]

OpenWorld and Blockchain.com announce strategic partnership to advance digital asset infrastructure

Partnership targets growing institutional demand for real-world assets OpenWorld Ltd, a blockchain infrastructure company advancing real-world asset (RWA) tokenization across global markets, and Blockchain.com, a global leader in cryptocurrency services for retail and institutional clients, with over 95 million wallet users worldwide, today announced a strategic partnership under which Blockchain.com will support OpenWorld across RWA […]

Jackpot.com and THNDR partner to bring skill gaming to lottery

Leading lottery courier, Jackpot.com, adds P2P skill games and tournaments, live now in 6 states on THNDR’s cross-operator network. THNDR, the B2B skill games platform for regulated operators, today announced a partnership with Jackpot.com, the leading digital lottery courier, to bring real-money player-vs-player (PvP) skill games and tournaments to market. Jackpot.com is the first large […]

Otter.ai introduces Live Assist: The first live coaching agent for every call

Otter.ai today announced the launch of Live Assist, the first real-time AI coaching agent that joins any call and delivers glanceable, in-the-moment guidance to meeting go-ers as a conversation unfolds. Live Assist is available today on Otter Enterprise and works over any call platform including Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft, or via Otter desktop app. […]

Planet opens London office, expanding European footprint

Planet Labs UK, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, today announced the opening of its new office in central London. It marks a significant milestone in Planet’s commitment to the United Kingdom as a critical partner within the high-growth space economy. The office will serve as a national hub […]

City Detect wins Outstanding Vendor Partner Award at WRITA 2026

Honored alongside the City of Rancho Cordova for transforming code enforcement through AI-powered computer vision – reducing manual survey hours by 97% and delivering citywide proactive coverage for the first time. We’re proud to announce that City Detect has been recognized with the Outstanding Vendor Partner Award at the 2026 Western Region Information Technology Association […]

Reelables partners with Hubble Network to track smart labels wherever cargo moves

Partnership Gives Logistics and Supply Chain Teams a Single View of On-Site and Off-Site Inventory Reelables, a maker of printable smart labels for tracking cargo and inventory, today announced a partnership with Hubble Network that extends label visibility beyond Reelables-enabled facilities and infrastructure. Hubble’s 100M+ gateway network across 170 countries keeps Reelables labels continuously visible […]

Paxos Labs unveils Amplify Transit, live first on Robinhood Chain with nearly $30 million moved in two weeks

Transit brings predictable locked rate stablecoin conversion to platforms managing stablecoin balances across major stablecoins, including USDC, USDG, and PYUSD Paxos Labs, the enterprise-grade stablecoin infrastructure provider, today announced the launch of Amplify Transit (“Transit”), stablecoin conversion technology that enables platforms, protocols, and treasuries to move between major stablecoins across chains at predictable fees and […]

Planet and SatAgro maximize farm margins with near-daily insights

For decades, success in agriculture has been measured by a single metric: average yield. While yield is vital for food security, this mindset can mask significant financial risks. The reality is simple — peak yield does not always equate to peak profit. By focusing solely on volume, growers often overlook hidden costs in over application […]

Move over, GPS: Navigation satellites in low-Earth orbit are making a comeback with Xona

Xona aims to deploy 258 satellites into low-Earth orbit as a GPS alternative. New navigation satellites in low-Earth orbit could provide 100 times stronger signal strength compared to GPS and other global navigation satellite systems operating from higher orbital altitudes—enabling greater location accuracy within dense cities, under thick foliage, and even inside buildings. Such signals […]

JUMO: Three regions. One direction

Across Africa, our work can look a little different market to market, but consistent in the ways that matter. In Francophone West Africa, a regulatory reset has opened the door to a new era of compliant, scalable credit. In East Africa, the work is deepening: more customers, more capital, more conviction that mobile-first lending works […]

CSI acquires Qolo to strengthen and expand its commercial banking and embedded finance capabilities

Acquisition helps community banks, fintechs, and B2B payments providers deliver more modern financial experiences through enhanced deposits, payments, and card solutions. CSI, a leading provider of end-to-end financial software and technology, has acquired Qolo, a leading fintech provider of modern treasury solutions and payments infrastructure. The acquisition strengthens CSI’s commercial banking solutions by helping community […]

Former OpenAI exec Kevin Weil is now on the board of Stoke Space

Kevin Weil, a veteran tech executive known for stints at Twitter, Meta, Planet Labs, and OpenAI, has joined the board of Stoke Space, a well-funded Seattle startup building reusable rockets to compete with SpaceX. “It’s real simple for me,” Stoke CEO Andy Lapsa told TechCrunch of meeting Weil when he co-founded Stoke in 2020 and […]

Otter meeting knowledge, now searchable in Glean

Meetings generate a lot of knowledge. Most of it disappears the moment the call ends. Otter is now available as a native connector in Glean, which means your meeting transcripts, summaries, and action items are searchable in Glean alongside everything else your organization knows without switching apps or digging through a separate tool. What’s included […]

Klarna submits application for U.S. banking license

Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, today announced it has submitted applications to the Utah Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to establish Klarna Bank USA, a proposed Utah-chartered industrial bank. Klarna has operated as a licensed bank in Europe since 2017 and serves U.S. customers through […]

Person Spotlight: Yat Siu, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Animoca Brands

Long before blockchain became a household term, Yat Siu was already shaping the architecture of the internet. From founding Outblaze to co-founding Animoca Brands, Yat shares his vision on digital property rights, the agentic web, and why Web3 is the non-optional foundation of the future internet. Long before blockchain became a household term, Yat Siu […]

Blockchain partners with Polymarket

Big news. We’ve partnered with Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market, so you can now explore and trade on real-world outcomes without ever leaving the app. This means you can take a view on pretty much anything: Elections, interest rates, award season, and football. Of course football. Want to see for yourself? Dive into the […]

Subatomic acquires Red Basin Uranium Project from Myriad Uranium for US$2.5M

What’s the deal? In March 2026, Subatomic — through its subsidiary Subatomic Red Basin, LLC — agreed to acquire the entirety of the Red Basin Uranium Project in New Mexico from Myriad Uranium (CSE: M) for US$2.5 million, payable on closing. The asset purchase agreement was executed on 17 March 2026, with closing expected on […]

Lucra expands fan engagement platform with acquisition of reality TV gaming app Bracketology

Lucra has acquired Bracketology, a free-to-play fantasy gaming and prediction platform for reality television fans, expanding its social competition ecosystem into one of entertainment’s most engaged audiences while creating new opportunities to monetize fan participation through rewards and gamification. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The transaction adds a platform with more than […]

Paxos BUSD case closure gives stablecoin issuers a rare regulatory relief signal

Paxos says the SEC has ended its investigation into BUSD without recommending an enforcement action, giving the stablecoin sector a rare piece of regulatory relief in the United States. TL;DR Paxos says the SEC will not recommend enforcement in its BUSD investigation. The decision removes a major legal question around one of the market’s former […]

Airspace Link: Unmanned Vehicle Technologies supports Kansas City Airspace readiness for FIFA World Cup 2026 with layered counter-UAS initiative

UVT brings together Airspace Link, DroneShield, and others to advance Kansas City’s low-altitude drone awareness and public safety operations Kansas City’s proactive airspace security planning is already supporting fans, residents, and teams as FIFA World Cup 2026 activity gets underway, with Unmanned Vehicle Technologies, LLC (UVT) serving as systems integrator for the city’s layered counter-UAS […]

Tether partners with Ledn to launch XAUT-backed gold loans

Tether and Ledn partner to launch Tether Gold (XAUT)-backed loans allowing users to use XAUT as collateral to get loans. XAUT-backed loans will launch later this year, following Ledn’s Bitcoin-backed lending model. The tokenized gold market has grown to $4.64 billion, with Tether Gold controlling nearly 54% of the sector. Tether XAUT Loans:- In a […]

Club América announces partnership with Gemini Sports

Gemini Sports, a leading provider of AI-powered squad planning & player trading solutions, is thrilled to announce an agreement with Club de Fútbol América, Mexico’s most decorated football club competing in Liga MX. This landmark partnership brings Las Águilas into the AI era. Gemini Sports’ innovative platform helps elite football clubs achieve player trading success […]

Triton Poker Series comes to Samsung TV Plus in United States and Canada

Triton Poker Series and C15 Studio today announced the official North American launch of the 24/7 Triton Poker channel on Samsung TV Plus, a global leader in free ad-supported streaming. The landmark agreement brings all the drama of the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker tour directly to tens of millions of connected living rooms across […]

Animoca Brands advances the next generation of digital commerce for consumers and merchants

New capabilities enable Minds AI agents to shop and find rewards securely ‍Animoca Brands, a global digital assets leader building and investing in impactful technologies and ecosystems to reimagine future economies through AI and the agentic web, today announced the live pilot of new AI-powered commerce capabilities developed in collaboration with Visa for the platform […]

Analog Devices announces completion of acquisition with Empower Semiconductor

Beyond AI data centres, the combined technologies are expected to support applications where efficient power delivery is critical Analog Devices (ADI) has recently announced the completion of  Empower Semiconductor’s acquisition. The agenda of this acquisition is to meet the growing demands of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The acquisition enhances the capabilities of Analog Devices as […]

C15 Studio: StreamTV 2026 Awards winners announced

The StreamTV Show and StreamTV Insider are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2026 StreamTV Awards – the ultimate celebration of the visionaries and trailblazers transforming the industry. Competition was fierce but these leaders, innovators and changemakers of tomorrow stood out to clinch the crown – congratulations! Kevin Gray, Founder of StreamTV Show and […]

Report: TPG and Leonard Green explore potential sale of McIlroy-backed Troon

TPG and Leonard Green & Partners are reportedly exploring a potential sale of Troon, a golf course operator and club management company in the U.S., according to Bloomberg. The private equity firms have engaged investment banks to gauge buyer interest, with sources indicating the business could be valued at more than $2 billion. A final […]

VANTIQ and NiSE Insight sign strategic partnership to bring real-time operational AI to Malaysia

VANTIQ, a global provider of real-time AI orchestration technology, and NiSE Insight Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysia-based data and analytics solutions provider, today announced a strategic partnership to expand VANTIQ’s presence in Malaysia and help organizations operationalize AI in real time across public services, smart city environments, manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, telecommunications, and financial services. The collaboration […]

Paxos: Spark powers Robinhood’s USDG stablecoin savings product launch

Robinhood Earn goes live with roughly 7% APY on USDG deposits, routing funds through Morpho vaults and Spark’s yield infrastructure Robinhood launched Robinhood Earn on July 1, 2026, a savings product that lets users buy USDG, a 1:1 USD-backed stablecoin issued by Paxos, through Robinhood Crypto and lend it out via self-custody wallets for an […]

Dubizzle Group announces strategic partnership and investment in Tern, the UAE’s rental rewards platform

The partnership enhances rental payments for UAE tenants and landlords Dubizzle Group, the leading online classifieds platform in the Middle East, today announced a strategic partnership and investment in Tern, the UAE’s first-of-its-kind rental rewards platform. The partnership will bring a more flexible, digital, and rewarding rental payment experience to tenants, landlords, and agents across […]

Ambience Healthcare introduces Nursing Suite to extend system of intelligence across inpatient nursing

With the addition of Nursing Summary and Ambient Flowsheet Documentation, Ambience now supports inpatient nurses across their entire shift Ambience Healthcare, the leading AI platform for clinical documentation and revenue integrity, today announced a significant expansion of its nursing suite with the introduction of Nursing Summary and Ambient Flowsheet Documentation. Together with Chart Chat for […]

MMAA C&C and Vantiq sign strategic memorandum of understanding for defense AI collaboration

Partnership aims to advance Korea’s defense AI ecosystem through direct engagement and dialogue with active-duty military personnel Vantiq (CEO Marty Sprinzen), a global leader in real-time AI orchestration and edge computing platforms, announced that it has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with MMAA C&C (President & CEO Kim Won-tae) to accelerate collaboration in […]

Canva Grow transforms Canva into an end-to-end AI marketing engine that helps close the gap between creative and performance.

Canva, the world’s leading all-in-one visual communication platform, has announced its most significant launch for marketing teams yet with the introduction of Canva Grow 2.0, establishing Canva as a marketing automation platform where creative and performance work seamlessly together. Unveiled today at the Canva Creative Cabana during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Canva […]

ESPN launches ESPN Fan House, a fan-centric engagement hub powered by Flowcode

Publicis Sports first to activate with Disney Advertising ESPN today announced ESPN Fan House, a new fan-centric engagement hub powered by Flowcode, designed to connect fans more deeply with ESPN’s coverage of college sports, brands and moments they love ahead of the 2026 college football season. Publicis Sports will be the first agency to pilot […]

Cision strengthens Canadian media intelligence coverage with new Le Devoir agreement

Expanded access to trusted French-language and national Canadian media sources helps customers identify the signals that matter and make decisions with greater confidence. Cision, a global leader in consumer and media intelligence, have announced a new content licensing agreement with Le Devoir, a leading Quebec-based publisher known for independent French-language journalism. The agreement reinforces Cision’s […]

Welcome to Robot Park: Where Apptronik’s Apollo goes to work training the next generation of humanoid robot intelligence

Fleets of Apollo 2 robots continuously collect real-world data across multiple Robot Park locations and customer sites to develop AI models for future humanoid systems in partnership with Google DeepMind AI-powered robotics company Apptronik® today announced the opening of the newly expanded Robot Park™, its flagship data collection and training facility for humanoid robots in […]

Nomic joins the HESI Global OASIS Consortium to advance human-relevant safety assessment through proteomics

Study will profile over 3,000 human liver-derived samples to generate proteomic training datasets for New Approach Methodologies and AI-enabled toxicity prediction Nomic Bio Inc., today announced they will partner with the Health and Environmental Sciences Institute’s (HESI Global) Omics for Assessing Signatures for Integrated Safety (OASIS) Consortium to identify biomarker signatures for liver toxicity using […]

Blockchain.com announces expansion into Brazil, launching Seamless Institutional Payments Infrastructure

Bringing enterprise-grade stablecoin payment rails and global liquidity access to Latin America’s largest economy The company appoints financial payments veteran Fabrizio Spada to lead the expansion and trading across Latin America Blockchain.com today announced its institutional expansion of its operations in Brazil with a dedicated cross-border liquidity solution for South America’s largest economy. The new […]

BWX Technologies licenses Mpower reactor to Applied Atomics for new markets

BWX Technologies has licensed its mPower small modular reactor technology to Applied Atomics. The agreement gives Applied Atomics exclusive rights for commercial development and deployment, while BWXT keeps manufacturing and royalty rights. The deal focuses on bringing mPower reactors to new markets, including customers with growing electricity needs. For investors watching the nuclear power space, […]

Ghost Tequila names Ryan Wilson CEO

Former Diageo executive Ryan Wilson has been promoted to the CEO position at US-based Ghost Tequila. Wilson joined the Boston-based business as chief financial officer in 2023 before taking on the role of chief operating officer. He takes over the CEO role from David Gordon, who co-founded the brand alongside Chris Morgan in 2016. Prior […]

Templum appoints Rebecca Wilde as Managing Director, Revenue & Partnerships

Appointment reinforces Templum’s commercial momentum as demand for private markets infrastructure accelerates across wealth management and institutional channels Templum, Inc., the operating infrastructure for private markets and alternative investments, today announced the appointment of Rebecca Wilde as Managing Director, Revenue & Partnerships. In this role, Wilde will contribute to revenue growth and the development of […]

64x Bio launches LV Apex Suite, expanding its CellMap-Driven VectorSelect platform into lentiviral vector production

New suite marks entry into lentiviral vector production and demonstrates the platform’s ability to rapidly expand into new modalities and markets 64x Bio, a biotech company developing scalable solutions for the production of advanced therapies, today announced the launch of LV Apex Suite, a new product line designed to support high performance lentiviral vector manufacturing. […]

Inveo Kripto, Ichain Investment Holding, and Moca Network partner to advance blockchain and digital identity infrastructures in Türkiye and global markets

Inveo Kripto, and Ichain Investment Holding, together forming the blockchain arm of the Inveo Investment Holding group – one of Türkiye’s leading financial ecosystems –  and Moca Network, a flagship project by Animoca Brands that is building the world’s largest chain-agnostic decentralized digital identity network, today announced that they have executed a Memorandum of Understanding […]

FusionIQ acquires Marstone, uniting two digital wealth management pioneers

Strategic Combination Strengthens End-to-End WealthTech Platform Serving Financial Institutions Worldwide FusionIQ, the innovative digital wealth management platform empowering financial institutions and advisors, today announced the completed acquisition of Marstone, Inc., one of the industry’s most celebrated and pioneering independent digital wealth technology providers. This combination brings together two complementary platforms to deliver an unparalleled WealthTech […]

The State of NEAR: Q2 2026

TL;DR The Revenue Engine Is Already Running and Accelerating: Protocol fee capture has scaled from near-zero to over 30% of fees in a matter of months, with a meaningful share of all lifetime net revenue earned in the most recent period. Live and verifiable at revenue.near.org. com Is the Biggest Revenue Lever in the Stack: […]

Skyryse partners with Robinson Helicopter Company to deliver SkyOS-powered, R66-based UAS

The partnership delivers a scalable, cost-effective autonomous platform combining the SkyOS™ autonomy system with Robinson’s proven rotorcraft production capabilities. Skyryse, a leader in aviation automation and simplified flight controls, announced today a partnership with Robinson Helicopter Company, through its UAS subsidiary Robinson Unmanned, to integrate SkyOS™ into the Robinson R66 and develop a Group 4 […]

Fnatic takeover bids confirmed but CEO says they aren’t going anywhere

Fnatic founder and CEO Sam Mathews has confirmed that the organisation has received acquisition bids. A report from RFT claims Fnatic has received several offers ranging from minority stakes to a full acquisition, with football clubs amongst the interested parties. Fnatic is one of the longest-running esports organisations in the world, but has struggled to […]

Paxos: Inside PAXG’s launch on Solana. What it means for DeFi

Paxos has launched PAXG on Solana, expanding its DeFi reach. Discover the implications of this move. Paxos has launched PAXG on Solana, enhancing DeFi offerings. The move may attract new users to the Sunrise DeFi platform. Market dynamics could shift as PAXG integrates with Solana’s ecosystem. Paxos has announced that its PAXG token is now […]

Blockchain.com expands operations alongside TechCayman, doubling down on Cayman Islands

Blockchain.com expands operations alongside TechCayman, doubling down on Cayman Islands Blockchain.com, a global leader in crypto services for retail and institutional users, and TechCayman, the premier facilitator for technology companies establishing a physical presence in the Cayman Islands, today announced plans to deepen Blockchain.com’s footprint together within the region. This collaboration marks a significant milestone […]

Veteran counter drone leader John Knag joins MatrixSpace

Strengthens senior leadership team, accelerates product roadmap and industry integrations With the rapid growth of the MatrixSpace business, John Knag joins as Vice President of Product. An industry pioneer in C-UAS (counter drone) technology, John will accelerate MatrixSpace’s product roadmap and system integration with key industry players. Quote from Greg Waters, CEO, MatrixSpace: “John brings […]

Paxos: Bringing PAXG to Solana

Paxos built PAXG to remove the operational overhead of holding gold. Storage, custody, and transfer are handled at the token level, backed 1:1 with the world’s finest gold and overseen by federal regulators, so holders get direct exposure to physical gold without the infrastructure burden that comes with it. As gold continues its strongest bull […]

Xona: Seeing is believing: One year of Pulsar-0 in orbit

A year ago today, Xona’s team watched Pulsar-0 launch into Low Earth Orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission. For many of us, that moment represented years of work compressed into a single mission, bringing early benchtop prototypes, ground-based demonstrations, hosted mission, simulations, and design reviews through to a customer-facing signal for the first […]

Blockchain expands institutional hub to Brazil, optimizing US and EU cross-border payments

For many businesses across Latin America, moving money internationally remains slow, expensive, and unnecessarily complex. Accessing U.S. dollars often requires navigating traditional banking systems that rely on multiple intermediaries, with each layer adding cost, friction, liquidity constraints, and settlement delays. Blockchain expands institutional payments infrastructure into Brazil. New solution helps enterprises move and settle funds […]

Talos named a Top 50 Digital Asset Institution by The Digital Banker

Talos has ranked 18th in The Digital Banker’s Top 50 Digital Assets Report 2026 The Digital Banker’s DAA Maturity Index benchmarks the most influential organizations shaping the digital asset ecosystem, from exchanges and custodians to trading platforms, compliance providers and blockchain infrastructure firms. Published annually, the Index assesses firms across four equally weighted dimensions: Innovation, […]

Bloomberg Media partners with Cision to bring its journalism into communications workflows

The partnership expands access to Bloomberg’s full-text content directly within CisionOne Bloomberg Media today announced a new partnership with Cision, a global leader in consumer and media intelligence, to expand access to Bloomberg’s premium full-text journalism directly within CisionOne, Cision’s media intelligence platform. Through the integration, eligible Bloomberg.com Group Subscribers will be able to view, […]

Helium is (sorta) sitting on top of the world

Helium’s new CEO says Wi-Fi isn’t old-school offload anymore – it’s a smarter, carrier-grade control layer As Starlink generates satellite buzz, Helium is betting the real mobile traffic battle is still happening indoors With FWA straining carrier capacity, Helium sees a bigger role for managed Wi-Fi and QoS Everyone seems fascinated by what’s going on […]

Tether’s XAUT gold token added to Ledn lending platform

The bitcoin-backed lending platform Ledn to support Tether’s XAUT token as collateral later this year. Tether made a strategic investment in Ledn late last year. Ledn, the popular bitcoin-backed lending platform, has added support for Tether’s XAUT gold token, the company said Thursday. “When XAUT-backed loans go live, you will be able to borrow against […]

Mysten Labs: Sui launches confidential transfers

Sui launched confidential transfers public beta on Devnet on June 8, hiding amounts and balances Sender, receiver, and token type remain visible; sender controls selective disclosure for compliance Uses Twisted ElGamal encryption with zero-knowledge proofs to ensure supply verification Public blockchains traditionally expose every financial transaction to the entire world. However, a major Layer-1 network […]

Blockchain.com targets low-leverage borrowers with new tiered crypto loan rates

Blockchain.com, a long-standing crypto platform, introduced a new tiered pricing structure for its crypto-backed loans this week, marking a strategic shift toward lower-risk borrowers. The company now offers a 1.9% annual interest rate for customers maintaining a loan-to-value (LTV) ratio at or below 25%, while loans above that threshold are priced at 8.9%. The move […]

Skyryse and 15 companies pushing tech and science to new heights

Among this year’s World Changing Ideas honorees, these companies are expanding what tech can do. Many tech and science undertakings are focusing on new ways to leverage the AI boom. But even within that context, plenty of companies are incubating scientific innovation with a host of applications. Among this year’s World Changing Ideas, these projects […]

Paxos: 25 Brokerage assets & counting: Launching faster, without lowering the bar

As financial institutions evaluate crypto brokerage infrastructure, the asset question comes early: how many do you support, and which ones? This year we’ve put real investment behind our assets: so far, we’ve more than doubled our supported asset list to 25, and we’re aiming to cover much of the top 50¹ tokens based on market […]

JUMO: Unlocking capital, unlocking potential

In the first half of 2026 JUMO celebrated disbursing more than US$10 billion in working capital to micro entrepreneurs and short-term consumer borrowers in Africa. Chief Operating Officer for JUMO, Susie Squire leads JUMO’s capital partnerships team. She reflects on why narrowing Africa’s capital gap is one of the most important economic opportunities of our […]

Ledn sees $1 trillion market for Bitcoin-backed loans

Ledn says bitcoin-backed lending could grow into a $1 trillion consumer market over the next decade, arguing that demand is already in place even as borrower trust remains the sector’s biggest constraint. The forecast comes from new research conducted with Protocol Theory, which surveyed 1,244 cryptocurrency holders in the United States and Australia. The study […]

Ledn says bitcoin-backed lending market could reach $1 trillion as securitization attracts institutional capital

Quick Take Ledn co-founder Mauricio Di Bartolomeo said the firm’s recent investment-grade bond rating demonstrates how to unlock institutional funding for bitcoin-backed lending. The company estimates it has a 30% share of the global consumer bitcoin-backed lending market, originating $1.4 billion in loans in 2025. Ledn co-founder Mauricio Di Bartolomeo projected that the bitcoin-backed lending […]

AMD acquires MEXT to advance memory optimization for compute infrastructure

Acquisition expands the AMD AI portfolio and helps customers with memory optimization technology designed to improve performance, reduce total cost of ownership and accelerate time to deployment. Modern data center infrastructure is evolving rapidly, and customers are increasingly facing a common challenge: access to memory. As AI models, data analytics, virtualization and high-performance computing workloads […]

Introducing [email protected]: A milestone incentive program

If you have been using Confidential Swap on near.com, you are already eligible for Drop 1. Nothing is in your account yet. When Confidential Intents TVL hits $70 million, a snapshot is taken and milestone tokens go to the eligible accounts. Your activity to date counts toward your allocation and will keep updating until the […]

Stoke Space clears 46 structural tests on Nova rocket ahead of late-2026 debut

Stoke Space has completed 46 structural verification tests on the first stage of its Nova rocket, clearing a major hardware milestone on the road to a late-2026 debut. The tests were carried out over roughly three weeks at the company’s Moses Lake, Washington facility and covered everything from pressurized tank loading to avionics operation in […]

Electronics manufacturer Murata to explore Xona satellite timing service for telecom, data centers

Xona is developing a low Earth orbit network to provide backup to GPS-dependent systems Murata Manufacturing, a Japanese supplier of electronic components, has signed an agreement with Xona Space Systems to explore the use of the startup’s satellite-based positioning and timing service in telecommunications, data centers, financial networks and other industries that depend on precise […]

Finmo partners with Gotrade to power cross-border payment infrastructure for Southeast Asian retail investors

Finmo, a treasury operating system for businesses managing payments and cash across Southeast Asia, today announced a partnership with Gotrade Securities (“Gotrade”), a mobile-first investment platform enabling retail investors to access U.S. equities, including fractional shares globally. Through the partnership, Finmo powers local currency collection and payout capabilities across multiple Southeast Asian markets enabling Gotrade’s […]

House of Doge and Paxos partner to expand regulated access to Dogecoin

House of Doge is pushing Dogecoin further into regulated fintech infrastructure through a new partnership with Paxos, giving the meme-born asset a broader path into consumer and enterprise crypto products. The official corporate arm of the Dogecoin Foundation, along with merger partner Brag House Holdings Inc., said Monday that Dogecoin will be integrated across Paxos’ […]

Applied Atomics emerges from stealth, sets up U.S. presence in Fairfax

Aerospace startup has more than $500M in commitments United Kingdom aerospace and defense company Applied Atomics emerged from stealth on Wednesday and announced plans to establish a U.S. presence in Fairfax County, backed by more than $500 million in letters of intent and memoranda of understanding for its proposed in-space mobility network. In a joint […]

Dapple closes $30M seed to scale the Enterprise OS Cloud

With $100M in customer contracts, Dapple’s funding will scale the operating system for AI infrastructure globally. Dapple, the operating system for AI infrastructure, today announced the close of a $30 million seed funding round backed by The Raptor Group and Ion Pacific. Five months from launch, Dapple has enterprise customers running production AI workloads in […]

Nedbank x JUMO to pioneer AI-powered credit for South Africa

This groundbreaking collaboration blends traditional banking strength with fintech intelligence to unlock transparent, flexible credit at scale. In a move that signals a new chapter for South Africa’s financial services sector, Nedbank has entered into a partnership with AI-powered banking technology company JUMO to unlock a next-generation digital credit ecosystem. The collaboration brings together the […]

A Denver IT firm’s case for Helium Plus

Mile-High Wi-Fi extends coverage to gyms, medical offices and shelters by overlaying Helium Plus onto the Wi-Fi networks already in place. When David Reeb introduces Mile-High Wi-Fi to a prospective client, he already knows that the client’s first order of business is solving their connectivity problem. So that’s where he starts. He addresses their limited […]

GPS Innovation Alliance welcomes Xona as newest member, advancing next-generation PNT in Low Earth Orbit

Leader in LEO satellite infrastructure brings high-performance and resilient capabilities to the GPS and complementary PNT ecosystem The GPS Innovation Alliance (GPSIA), the leading association for companies developing and deploying GPS and other space-based positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) technologies, announced Xona as its newest member. A pioneer in developing navigation in Low Earth Orbit […]

Animoca Brands and affiliates co-invest US$1m in Superior.Trade

Trade is building agentic trading infrastructure on the blockchain Minds Investment Programme commits up to US$10m to early-stage builders Special Report: Animoca Brands and its affiliates have co-invested US$1 million in Superior.Trade, a protocol layer for agentic trading teams. The investment is the first under the Minds Investment Programme, which was launched by Animoca Brands […]

‘I’m thrilled’: A message from Kirin Sinha, CEO of Illumix

“I’m thrilled to share that Snap Inc. has acquired Illumix! “We started Illumix with an ambitious belief: that digital experiences would eventually become part of the physical world around us, in the spaces where people live, move, and interact. “Over the past eight years, our team has built a proprietary spatial mapping and AR platform […]

Snap acquires AR firm Illumix in bid to boost augmented reality efforts

Snap, parent of Snapchat, has acquired spatial augmented reality company Illumix in a bid to boost its AR efforts. The company’s interest was spurred by Illumix’s work in scaling its mapping technology and building it out for real-world experiences. As part of the deal, Snap will adopt Illumix’s technology and platform as it seeks to […]

Turion Space raises $75M Series B to accelerate U.S. space superiority

Irvine-based Turion Space, a space infrastructure company, raised a $75 million Series B financing round led by Washington Harbour Partners.  The funding follows its first two missions that have delivered more than 40,000 images to date. The round includes participation from existing investors, including Aurelia Foundry, Forward Deployed VC and FoundersX. Turion also added new capital partners, including Center15 […]

Take your agent’s memory anywhere: Introducing Walrus Memory

Carry context across apps and sessions, coordinate across agents, and own your memory. Walrus Memory plugs into leading AI platforms, frameworks, and your stack. Memory: AI’s next big bottleneck Ask any developer building production AI agents, and the limiting factor is increasingly becoming memory. Agents lose context between sessions. Workflows restart from zero. Multi-agent systems […]

Modulr partners with Alloy to streamline onboarding for scaling customers

Modulr, the payments automation platform built to scale, today announced that it has selected Alloy, the AI-powered identity and fraud prevention platform, as a key component in its Risk & Compliance Hub. By using Alloy to orchestrate Know your Customer (KYC) and Know your Business (KYB) verification checks across its international customer base, Modulr aims […]

Ledn issues first-ever investment grade-rated ABS in digital asset industry

Since 2018, we have been focused on a single mission: building a lending platform that does things the right way. We have always believed that earning and maintaining our clients’ trust is a continuous process—one that requires more than just words. It requires a relentless commitment to transparency, rigorous risk management, and a sustainable model […]

Canva’s new Gemini integration just made AI graphic design ubiquitous

It’s now integrated with every frontier AI model on the market, which could make the phrase ‘I AI’d it’ a lot more common. Canva just pulled off a clean sweep in the AI design world that’s about to make AI-generated branding a lot more common. In May, the company announced that it’s partnering with Google […]

Gemini welcomes decorated football professional Matt Oakley to the team

Gemini is delighted to announce the appointment of Matt Oakley, decorated football professional and proven leader, as Head of Football. Oakley brings with him over two decades of elite level experience, having made nearly 700 competitive appearances across a professional career that spanned Southampton, Derby County, Leicester City and Exeter City. A central midfielder of […]

Lucra partners with UrbanBall to bring real-money competition to global street football

Lucra, the leading social competition platform, today announced a partnership with UrbanBall, the global street football competition ecosystem built around live events, creator-led content, and AI-powered match infrastructure. Through Lucra’s white-label SDK, UrbanBall will power real-money and free-to-play tournaments, user-generated competitions, and an integrated gaming wallet directly within the UrbanBaller App, launching this June alongside […]

Blockchain.com confidentially files for U.S. IPO, joining wave of crypto listings

Blockchain.com, one of the industry’s oldest firms, has confidentially filed a draft Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a planned initial public offering. Blockchain.com Group Holdings Inc., one of the oldest companies in the crypto industry, has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and […]

Dogecoin gains access to Paxos network used by PayPal and Venmo

House of Doge partnered with Paxos to integrate Dogecoin across the firm’s “enterprise-grade crypto brokerage and custody infrastructure.” Paxos provides crypto infrastructure for platforms including PayPal, Venmo, Interactive Brokers, and Mercado Libre. The popular memecoin’s corporate arm, House of Doge, may be inching closer to becoming available to PayPal, Venmo, and Mercado Libre customers after […]

Paxos Securities Settlement Company receives clearing agency registration from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Paxos becomes the first & only blockchain-native firm registered to provide clearing and settlement services Paxos, the leading blockchain infrastructure platform, today announced that its subsidiary, Paxos Securities Settlement Company, LLC (PSSC), has been granted registration as a clearing agency by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange […]

Xona’s Justin Deifel brings government PNT experience to the LEO era

He spoke with Inside GNSS about what Xona’s Pulsar means for the future of resilient PNT. When Justin Deifel sat down with Inside GNSS at XPONENTIAL, it was his first media interview since joining Xona as vice president of government programs. The setting was fitting. Xona is moving Pulsar, its low Earth orbit (LEO) PNT […]

Animoca Brands and affiliates co-invest US$1 million in Superior.Trade to advance agentic trading built on Minds by Animoca Brands

Minds Investment Programme backs early-stage teams building agentic products with Minds as core product layer‍ ‍Animoca Brands, a global digital assets leader building and investing in impactful technologies and ecosystems to reimagine future economies through AI and the agentic web, today announced a US$1 million co-investment in Superior.Trade, a protocol layer for agentic trading teams […]

Xona: Research and development collaboration with the Government of Canada to strengthen the resilience of Canada’s timing infrastructure

Most people don’t think about time as critical, but precise timing is what keeps modern life running. It allows cellular networks to operate without interference, financial markets to maintain fairness by processing transactions in the correct order, and power grids to remain balanced and stable. Modern navigation is also made possible with that precision timing. […]

Government of Bermuda and NEAR AI partner to deploy AI-powered public services

Partnership launches with a secure AI assistant for Bermuda’s public servants, powered by NEAR AI’s confidential inference infrastructure At the SALT Bermuda Digital Finance Forum 2026, the Premier of Bermuda, the Hon. David Burt, JP, MP, and George Zeng, GM of NEAR AI, announced a partnership between the Government of Bermuda and NEAR AI to […]

Nirvana Labs: Introducing usage and operations update

Full lifecycle visibility for every Nirvana resource Usage is generally available today. Operations now shows you exactly what changed on every update. Both in the dashboard, API, and SDKs — built for teams operating Nirvana at scale. TL;DR Usage (new): every VM, volume, and IP, broken out by vCPU, memory, GB, and public IPs, tagged […]

Troon selected to manage Kiahuna Golf Club in Kauai, Hawaii

Troon, the leader in providing golf and club-related leisure and hospitality services, is pleased to announce it has been selected to manage Kiahuna Golf Club, a daily-fee facility in Poipu, Hawaii on the island of Kauai. Troon Golf, the resort and daily-fee division of Troon, will oversee operations, agronomy, retail and sales and marketing. Located […]

Westbrook: Will Smith developing two new television projects including crime drama

Will Smith just shocked fans with ambitious television plans. The Oscar-winning actor is developing two new television projects, with the most intensive being a crime drama, according to recent reports from Variety. This marks a significant shift toward prestige television for the megastar. A Strategic Pivot Toward Premium Television Will Smith‘s focus on television development […]

MatrixSpace brings portable counter-drone radar to Lithuanian exercise

The xTechCounter Strike winner deploys portable AI-powered radar to strengthen low-altitude airspace awareness for M-SHORAD units in Pabradė. MatrixSpace is supporting the U.S. Army’s Flytrap 5.0 counter-drone exercise from May 1 through May 15, 2026. The Massachusetts-based company announced its participation on May 12. The deployment follows its xTechCounter Strike win during Flytrap 4.5 in […]

Netcoins partners with Talos to power institutional-grade trading capabilities

Netcoins leverages Talos to scale institutional-grade trading, execution and connectivity Netcoins, a subsidiary of BIGG Digital Assets, has integrated with Talos, the premier provider of institutional digital asset infrastructure, technology and data supporting the full investment lifecycle. The integration with Talos enables Netcoins to elevate its trading capabilities, expand its product offering, and deliver improved […]

Airspace Link: Kansas City deploys regional drone security and airspace coordination platform for FIFA World Cup 2026

Airspace Link and DroneShield Lead Multi-Agency Airspace Coordination Across Public Safety, Counter-UAS, Commercial, and Event Operations — Establishing Kansas City as a National Model for Urban Drone Infrastructure The Kansas City Police Department (KCPD), in partnership with Airspace Link and regional public safety stakeholders, today announced the deployment of an integrated drone operations and counter-UAS […]

Cars24 posts first-ever quarterly profit on strong growth in core business

SoftBank-backed auto-tech firm posts ₹20 crore adjusted EBITDA profit in Q4 as lending, retail sales and ownership services expand Cars24 posted a profit for the first time in the fourth quarter of financial year 2025-26 (Q4FY26), a milestone for the SoftBank-backed auto-tech platform as it pushes to build a broader car-ownership ecosystem powered by artificial […]

Analog Devices to buy Empower Semiconductor for $1.5 billion to boost AI power portfolio

U.S. chipmaker Analog Devices, said on Tuesday it would acquire Empower ​Semiconductor for about $1.5 billion in cash, expanding ‌its AI-focused power management portfolio. The companies said the deal will help advance power delivery ​for AI and other compute-intensive ​applications, for which power bottlenecks can ⁠be limiting. Here are some details: Empower CEO ​Tim Phillips […]

Animoca Brands pushes AI-agent vision

Web structure is shifting toward enabling ‘agent experience’, potentially disrupting the attention economy AI agents can handle tasks ranging from payments to negotiations and online transactions Animoca Brands is also progressing plans tied to a proposed Nasdaq listing transaction Special Report: As Animoca Brands advances proposed Nasdaq listing plans, co-founder Yat Siu is outlining a […]

CNBC Disruptor 50: No.20 – Canva

Now in its 14th year, CNBC’s annual Disruptor 50 list looks at the most promising venture-backed companies innovating across industries, experimenting with AI and, increasingly, making it work at scale Founders: Melanie Perkins (CEO), Cliff Obrecht, Cameron Adams Launched: 2013 Headquarters: Sydney, Australia Funding: $611.8 million Valuation: $42 billion Key Technologies: Artificial intelligence, generative AI, […]

CNBC Disruptor 50: No. 27 – Waabi

Now in its 14th year, CNBC’s annual Disruptor 50 list looks at the most promising venture-backed companies innovating across industries, experimenting with AI and, increasingly, making it work at scale Founder: Raquel Urtasun (CEO) Launched: 2021 Headquarters: Toronto Funding: $1.2 billion Valuation: N/A Key Technologies: Artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, deep neural networks/deep learning, generative AI, […]

XDC Network welcomes Animoca Brands as institutional masternode validator

XDC Network and Animoca Brands today announced that Animoca Brands has joined the XDC Network as a strategic validator, operating masternodes on a blockchain that processes billions of dollars in trade finance and real-world asset transactions annually. The announcement is a significant milestone for XDC Network’s institutional validator programme, which has been attracting interest from […]

Worldline and Klarna partner to enable flexible, online and in-store payments everywhere

Worldline, a European leader in payment services, and Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, have announced the signing of a framework agreement to improve access to Klarna’s full suite of flexible payments across online and in-store points of sale serviced by Worldline. Worldline will integrate Klarna more deeply into its technology stack, […]

Carbon Arc acquires Neustreet to extend its infrastructure for the AI economy

Acquisition adds a production-grade web ingestion engine and a senior engineering team to Carbon Arc Carbon Arc, the infrastructure for the AI economy, today announced the acquisition of Neustreet, a company whose production-scale data ingestion infrastructure processes billions of data points per day from commercial web sources. Terms were not disclosed. The acquisition deepens the […]

NEAR’s Intents and AI bets fuel revival

The network’s multichain and AI infrastructure bets are driving usage, buybacks, and renewed investor interest. NEAR Protocol has been showing renewed momentum over the past several months, with the NEAR token up nearly 50% in the past 90 days. What’s happening on the network that’s boosting investor confidence? The network’s evolving technical upgrades are worth […]

Digital Garage partners with Ion Pacific to accelerate ¥30 billion off-balance-sheet initiative

Digital Garage announced on the 14th that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with overseas investment firm Ion Pacific Holdings Limited for a strategic partnership aimed at advancing the secondary market, primarily in Japan. The two companies will begin substantive discussions on strategically transferring key investment assets held by DG Ventures (DGV), Digital Garage’s […]

CREATE Medicines announces $122 million Series B financing to advance in vivo CAR pipeline in autoimmune disease and oncology

Financing to support advancement of CREATE’s repeat dose capable CD19 targeted in vivo CAR-T therapy for autoimmune disease into the clinic, expansion of its dual CAR CD19 x BCMA program, and continued progress across the oncology portfolio Round co-led by existing investors Newpath Partners, ARCH Venture Partners, and Hatteras Venture Partners, reflecting conviction in CREATE’s […]

Troon welcomes new chief human resources officer

Troon, the leader in providing golf and club-related leisure and hospitality services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Deane Ilukowicz as the company’s new Chief Human Resources Officer. Ilukowicz will lead Troon’s global human resources team, supporting the company’s 35,000-plus associates across 45 states, 40 countries and multiple brands. She will office at Troon’s […]

DryWater: The hydration brand challenging everything you know about marketing

In a noisy market, education cuts through. The hydration category isn’t lacking options. It’s lacking clarity.  Walk down any aisle or scroll through any marketplace, and you’ll see the same guarantees but in different packaging — zero sugar, better-for-you claims. It’s constant. Bryan Appio, founder and CEO of DryWater, looked at that and decided not […]

NEAR Protocol adopts post-quantum cryptography with FIPS

NEAR Protocol now incorporates FIPS-204 post-quantum cryptography, facilitating key rotation in just one transaction. The implementation marks NEAR as a leader in post-quantum security among Layer 1 blockchain technologies. NEAR’s token experienced a 14.25% surge following the upgrade announcement, indicating strong market approval. NEAR Protocol: Spearheading Quantum-Safe Blockchain Technology NEAR Protocol announced a significant advancement […]

Ambience Healthcare deepens clinical AI strategy with new leadership, platform roadmap, and health system engagements

Ambience Healthcare is emerging as a key player in AI‑driven clinical workflows, using executive hires, industry recognition, and strategic forums to deepen its role with major health systems. This weekly recap highlights the company’s expanding leadership bench, platform roadmap, and growing engagement with leading academic medical centers. CEO and Co‑Founder Nikhil Buduma was recognized by […]

Cemantica acquires Luminoso to create industry’s most comprehensive AI-powered Journey Value Management Platform

Strategic acquisition enhances Journey Value Management Platform with advanced natural language understanding and experience analytics. Cemantica, the leading SaaS provider of AI-driven Journey Value Management Platforms, today announced its acquisition of Luminoso, the cutting-edge natural language and experience analytics technology business. Headquartered in Boston, USA, Luminoso is an analyst recognized AI leader with customers across […]

Blockchain.com: Borrow cash. Keep your crypto

Use your BTC or ETH as collateral and borrow stablecoins in minutes. All without selling a single coin or giving up that long-term upside you’ve been hodling. What you need to know We’re building a better way of doing crypto lending. Here’s what you get. Cash in hand in minutes Pledge your BTC or ETH, […]

NEAR Protocol surpasses 2025 revenue in just four months

Price Trend Analysis: NEAR Protocol’s current price stands at $1.292, reflecting a 12.7% decline from the April 17 peak of $1.48, having broken below the 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day moving averages, indicating short-term technical weakness that may affect investor confidence. Significant Revenue Growth: According to analyst Michael van de Poppe, NEAR generated 12 million NEAR […]